West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-01-27
CONGRESSIONAL.

FRIDAT,-In the Senate to-day tho preSid>
Ing officer presented a communication from
the President, with a letter from Sam q
Reed, Offering To the nation the sword OF his
father, Captain Reed. who commanded the
privateer General Armstrong" at the battle
OF FAyal Tne Prezdent suggests that action
be taken for the acceptaucs OF the gift. Or
dercd printed and laid on the table. Mr..
Spencer was appointed on the Committee on
Privileges aud Elections 10 All the vacancy
caused by the death OF General Logan. Mr..
Colquitt presented a petition from tho wo-
man's Christian Temperance Union OF the
District OF Columbia.
In the House to-day, after the reading OF
the journal, the Speaker stated that the reg
ular order was the vote upon tho adoption OF
the Conference report on fhe Inter. state
Commerce bill. Mr.. Butterwortn, Of Ohio,
asked Unanimous consent TO have a separate
vote upon the fourth section and Mr.. weav>
er OF Iowa, asked 10 have a separate on the
Commission feature, but Mr.. Crisp, OF Geor~
gia, objected to both requests, Mr.. Dun.
ham, or H., moved to roo)mmit the bill
to the Conference Committee and
Mr.. Crisp raised the point OF order against
that motion. The Speaker knew Of tio rule
which Hu' hor.zed the recommittal of con,
fer,nc report: and sustained the point OF
orier. MIR. O'Neil. of Pennsylvania, inquir-
ed whether thero was any parliamentary
proceeding by which those gentlemen who
were embarrassed by having 70 vote for or
against an important bill without having an
opportunity to divest IL OF its Objectionable
features, could be relieved OF that embar-
rassment. but no suggestion to that end was
made, and the vote was taken ON adopting
the Conterehce report It was agreed to-
yeas, 2l9; nays, Al:
hoNDAY,--A number Of minor bills were
reported from committees and placed on the
calendar and tho ere eientials of I'm. Cush-
man I. Davis, Senator elect from Minnesota
were presented and filed. A bill was pissed
providing that p)st-onioees Of the third class
shall not he placed in tho fourth class when
the gross receipts amount to 81, 900 or where
tbs Postmasteris revenue from commissions
and box receipts amounts 30 $1,000. The
senate then took up the fisheries question.
Mr. Ingalls, critic'zsd the report OF the Conn
mtttee on Foreign Relations aud Mr., Frye
defended it, taking tne ground that II the
President, under the authority conferred upon
him In the bill reported by the committee,
should close the port,ot the United States
against Cana5iln fish, the entire trouble
between the United States aud Canada
would bs at an en- 4. Senator Frye In his re,
marks on tha G,h,rie question, grew very
emphatic and in referring 10 a recent
law enacted by ths Canadian Parliam mt
empowering every petty customs oil ,ial to
arrest aud drag Into port eN imIne condemn
and conhsclte any United States vessel
found within three miles fishing limit in
quired; How can such a law h,lp resulting
In warr Senator ingalls, followed SENATOR
Frye, and fl lally reached the conclusion that
the matter would have to be settled either by
| diplomacy or blood. lie then called upon
tho Senator from Vermont, Mr. T. lmund,
for his explanation Of the pending bill Mr.
Eimunds in reply 10 Mr.. ingalls,, reviewed
tho several treaties, bearing up on the question
at issue, and maintained that 1t was not
question Of war az this time, but that the
| whole matter depended upon tho interprsta-
ton, or construction Of the treaty OF 1918.
Bye and bye, he added, sh ull these n,lttors
not adjust themselves properly ono or the
| other country might decide % 90 20 war.
The bill then passed--yeds, -; nays. II
authorizss the President 90 ose the ports of
the United States by his proclamation 70 the
product Of the Canadian fisheries. The bill
seems very mod rate in It's character and Is
not near so through>Zolng as the measure
now pending in the House.
In the House, after m)rning business the
States and Territ)ri,s we're called for the IN
PRODUCTION Of bills FOR references. Among
these was one by Mr, Ltwl5r, Of Hin Iis, au-
thorizing inquiry 70 be mad as 20 the eKpes
tiency OF approprating $50 ,Oo) 90 for tho
construction Of new ships. All the mem
bers with but two exc p ions, we're
present and voted. Mr.. WOrrall, Dsm-
ocratc representative IL dstainel a. home
by sickness, and is pair- with Mr. OBrien
Republican. 10 Is kn wa how much
longer the four friends ot a len will continue
10 cast their votes Tor him, but is considered
certain that they will do 10 for several days
yet, and his prospect for an eiec ion Is no
botter than II wa, last week u now looks az
though poth parties hal decided % leave tho
solution Of the problem 70 time aud crcum-
| stances